A traditional warship has to be transformed into a multi-role combat ship in order to meet the changing operational requirements and varied tasks associated with providing maritime security. With the F125 class frigate, the German Navy has taken the step forward to a multi-role surface combatant.

A traditional warship has to be transformed into a multi-role combat ship in order to meet the changing operational requirements and varied tasks associated with providing maritime security. With the F125 class frigate, the German Navy has taken the step forward to a multi-role surface combatant.

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The world’s oceans are sources of prosperity and economic vitality: as much as 90% of intercontinental trade is moved by sea. In the sea, people find food, energy and enormous reserves of raw materials. The merchant fleets are continuing to grow and, with them, the economic centres on the coasts. At the same time, this maritime traffic, the peaceful utilization of the sea, and the coastal regions are exposed to a diversity of growing dangers. Besides the usual hazards of navigation, other threats – such as terrorism, piracy, smuggling and human trafficking – are also on the rise. The oceans must be made safer for us all.

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Military operations necessitate the capability for engaging hostile surface combatants, submarines, aircraft, missiles and torpedoes for self-protection as well as for task force protection. In addition, the core tasks of the navy in the 21st century include the safeguarding of shipping lanes in national and international waters, together with the support of military operations in crisis areas and war zones.

The world’s oceans are sources of prosperity and economic vitality: as much as 90% of intercontinental trade is moved by sea. In the sea, people find food, energy and enormous reserves of raw materials. The merchant fleets are continuing to grow and, with them, the economic centres on the coasts. At the same time, this maritime traffic, the peaceful utilization of the sea, and the coastal regions are exposed to a diversity of growing dangers. Besides the usual hazards of navigation, other threats – such as terrorism, piracy, smuggling and human trafficking – are also on the rise. The oceans must be made safer for us all.

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Military operations necessitate the capability for engaging hostile surface combatants, submarines, aircraft, missiles and torpedoes for self-protection as well as for task force protection. In addition, the core tasks of the navy in the 21st century include the safeguarding of shipping lanes in national and international waters, together with the support of military operations in crisis areas and war zones.

The world’s oceans are sources of prosperity and economic vitality: as much as 90% of intercontinental trade is moved by sea. In the sea, people find food, energy and enormous reserves of raw materials. The merchant fleets are continuing to grow and, with them, the economic centres on the coasts. At the same time, this maritime traffic, the peaceful utilization of the sea, and the coastal regions are exposed to a diversity of growing dangers. Besides the usual hazards of navigation, other threats – such as terrorism, piracy, smuggling and human trafficking – are also on the rise. The oceans must be made safer for us all.